Wednesday 31 October 2001

Fire ban extended as blazes batter state, The Australian, 31 October, 2001

Fire ban extended as blazes batter state: [1 Edition]

Stapleton, JohnThe Australian [Canberra, A.C.T] 31 Oct 2001: 2.
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A total fire ban for the Sydney metropolitan area, The Hunter, North West Plains and Northern Rivers was in force throughout the day, with the ban expanded to include the Mid North Coast, the Northern Tablelands and the North West Plains.
In Sydney, more than 170 firefighters worked through Monday night to contain blazes at the foot of the Blue Mountains. Fires came extremely close to houses in the Emu Heights and Mt Riverview areas.

Tuesday 30 October 2001

New lease on life for brother Stan, The Australian, 30 October, 2001. Page One.

New lease on life for brother Stan: [1 Edition]

STAN Howard is again a beneficiary of federal government policy with the announcement by his brother yesterday that he would legislate to remove upper age limits on public company directors.
Early last year, Mr Howard was forced to defend a $6million government bailout of workers at National Textiles, a company chaired by Stan.
Opposition financial services and regulation spokesman Stephen Conroy said Labor supported the change. "But we can't help but note that Stan Howard is in his 70s," he said.

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Monday 29 October 2001

The Warren Farrell Interview, author of The Myth of Male Power and Father and Child Reunion, Dads On The Air, 29 October, 2001.



OK son, let's say Rollback to rebate - Election 2001, The Australian, 29 October, 2005.

OK son, let's say Rollback to rebate - Election 2001 - LIBERAL CAMPAIGN LAUNCH: [1 Edition]

Sarah Stock, John StapletonThe Australian; Canberra, A.C.T. [Canberra, A.C.T] 29 Oct 2001: 5.
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Labor-voting Enza Sanders from Leichhardt in the safe Sydney ALP seat of Grayndler says the payment will not alter her vote.
She and her husband Darren said the rebate would go nowhere near compensating them for the cost of the GST. Darren, a swinging voter who runs his own stand-up comedy business, says they have already spent more than $2500 on cots, car seats, baths and theother necessities for a new-born. He prefers Rollback to the rebate.
Weighing the future: Darren Sanders holds son [Brian Lucas] while Enza looks on in hospital in Sydney yesterday Picture: Alan Pryke; Photo: Photo

Thursday 25 October 2001

ACOSS chief's last bout, The Australian, 25 October, 2001

ACOSS chief's last bout: [1 Edition]

Stapleton, JohnThe Australian [Canberra, A.C.T] 25 Oct 2001: 3.
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Mr [Michael Raper] has been a thorn in the side of the Prime Minister for the past four years, criticising John Howard on Centrelink policies, the impacts of the GST and mutual obligation.
Both Mr Raper and the PM will attend the ACOSS congress "Leaping the Chasm", in Melbourne today.

Wednesday 24 October 2001

Outcasts lost on way to a better life - TRAGEDY AT SEA, The Australian, 24 October, 2001.

Outcasts lost on way to a better life - TRAGEDY AT SEA: [2 Edition]

Stapleton, JohnThe Australian [Canberra, A.C.T] 24 Oct 2001: 5.
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Saadi said last night he pleaded with his aunt, Bhaji, and his three cousins, Ardish, Zimond and Ghadder, not to try to get to Australia by boat, as it was too dangerous.
Saadi and his family are part of a religious minority, the Mandaeans, a monotheistic religion believed to pre-date Judaism and Christianity.
Along with other Mandaeans, Saadi believes that religious ferment in the Middle East, combined with the Howard Government's hardline approach to asylum-seekers, led to the deaths of four of his family.

Monday 15 October 2001

Promises, promises, promises, With Andrew Thompson, Dads On The Air, 15 October, 2001.



Leaders push strength in adversity, The Australian, 15 October, 2001

Leaders push strength in adversity - Election 2001: [2 Edition]

John Stapleton, Luke McIlveenThe Australian [Canberra, A.C.T] 15 Oct 2001: 2.
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Kim Beazley agreed with Mr [John Howard]'s comments on the strength of our nation. "He was right when he said one of the things we need is a community."
This got a heated response from Mr Howard, who attacked Mr Beazley for his refusal to allow the initial Border Protection Bill to pass through the parliament. He said one of the reasons so many asylum-seekers were arriving was because the Government had been unable to get laws through the Senate to deal with them more expeditiously.
Mr Howard: Mr Beazley's plan was the most "grievous fraud" in the election campaign.